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Q2: When you think of Lake Elmo in 2050, what are 3-5 characteristics or qualities that <br />you hope will define the community? <br />• small town character, quality amenities, interconnectedness <br />• Great recreational opportunities, safe, happy residents, and new businesses. <br />• Walkable, small town feel, friendly <br />• Quaint, Quiet, Destination <br />• Welcome and incorporate new residents and businesses in a deliberate, planned <br />manner to create community spirit and a sense of belonging. Maintain a small town <br />atmosphere even if bordered by densely packed urbanized housing and big -box <br />business districts in neighboring cities. Two good themes are planned open -space <br />developments and a calm traffic street system that does not need 8-phase traffic lights <br />at every second intersection.A pleasant and safe place to live. <br />• Resiliant, stable, vibrant, and urban and rural character <br />• High quality of life regarding schools, recreational activities, and walkable <br />neighborhoods. <br />• Excellent and reliable city services, top tier place to live and work, is a community that <br />people want to be a part of. <br />• Unique, Traditional development, High quality of life <br />• Safe, stable, healthy <br />• continued rural setting, great nature parks, lakes and trails- so recreation close to bigger <br />city shopping and dinning <br />• vibrant Village Area business district; quality neighborhoods; pedestrian friendly <br />• Clean drinking water, managed development, and a clear vision of what the community <br />wants to look like. <br />• Desirable community, preservation of nature, full service city, safe <br />• Financially sustainable, debt -free, <br />• Rural, small town, smart <br />• Livability, Accessibility, Opportunity, Charm <br />• Maintain a small community feel. <br />• Sustainable - Inclusive - Small Town Feel <br />• open space, community -oriented, connected <br />